Germany is 1.14× the size of Poland

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Poland about 313,000 km² (121,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
313,000km²Poland

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Germany
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What fits

Poland is 88% of the size of Germany.
Germany is larger by 44,200 km² (17,100 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Poland.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Poland about 10.2.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 37.6 million, 2.22× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 120 in Poland: Germany is 1.95× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 637 km apart.
Together Germany and Poland cover 671,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 44,200 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
At Poland's density, Germany would have 42.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Poland would have 73.1 million (it has 37.6 million).
Poland's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than Germany's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	1.14×
More people	Germany	2.22×
More crowded	Germany	1.95×
Farther north	Poland	1.1° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Poland
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	10.2×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	1.29×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.84×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.57×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.10×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Poland
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	313,000 km²121,000 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	37.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	233 per km²	120 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	313,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Warsaw
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	49°N to 55°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 313,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 313,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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